Synonyms of nonplussed

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adjective

ˌnän-ˈpləst 

variants also nonplused

as in perplexed

faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do

the self-possessed actress seemed uncharacteristically nonplussed after the director's harsh appraisal of her performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perplexed
• baffled
• bewildered
• embarrassed
• flustered
• at a loss
• confused
• put to it
• confounded
• hard-pressed
• hard put
• disconcerted
• fazed
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undaunted
• unfazed
• composed
• untroubled

nonplussed

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verb

variants also nonplused

past tense of nonplus

as in embarrassed

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassed
• confused
• flustered
• disconcerted
• mortified
• rattled
• bothered
• disturbed
• upset
• confounded
• abashed
• unsettled
• fazed
• discomfited
• perturbed
• dismayed
• humiliated
• distressed
• chagrined
• disquieted
• discountenanced
• agitated
• unhinged
• discomforted
• humbled
• shamed
• discomposed
• put off
• demeaned
• degraded
• debased
• put out
• queered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relieved
• comforted
• calmed
• consoled
• soothed
• encouraged
• cheered
• assured
• reassured
• emboldened
• heartened
• buoyed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nonplussed

Adjective

Not that everyone seems nonplussed. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

As the girls leave, Romans turns his attention to his favorite visitor, grandson Henry, who is clearly accustomed to and entirely nonplussed by the animals surrounding him. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

Verb

Nick Lapis, director of advocacy for Californians Against Waste, a nonprofit that helped push for the law, is nonplussed by industry protests. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 June 2026

But killing the compact SUVs, especially the Escape, has left some industry analysts and car dealers nonplussed because the Escape has long been a top seller and there is no other vehicle in Ford's lineup to exactly replace it to keep Escape customers in the Ford family. — Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026